Author Post Archive

Posts by Editor

What is the political driver behind future pharmacy service provision and what can we learn from what has already been done?

This blog has been written by Robert Oakley, one of our third year undergraduate students. It is the fourth of four posts about his experience in attending a King’s Fund conference in February 2016 on “Commissioning person-centred care for vulnerable groups: what role does pharmacy play?”. So now we are aware of some exciting new …

Case study on care home residents – why are pharmacists needed in care homes and how can better healthcare be delivered to members within this vulnerable group?

This blog has been written by Robert Oakley, one of our third year undergraduate students. It is the third of four posts about his experience in attending a King’s Fund conference in February 2016 on “Commissioning person-centred care for vulnerable groups: what role does pharmacy play?”. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that the aging population …

What does community pharmacy environment in the UK look like and how as a pharmacist can you drive innovation and change?

This blog has been written by Robert Oakley, one of our third year undergraduate students. It is the second of four posts about his experience in attending a King’s Fund conference in February 2016 on “Commissioning person-centred care for vulnerable groups: what role does pharmacy play?”.     The current scenario of pharmacy’s input to vulnerable …

no comments

The King’s Fund Conference, February 2016

This blog has been written by Robert Oakley, one of our third year undergraduate students. it is the first of four posts about his experience in attending a King’s Fund conference in February 2016 on “Commissioning person-centred care for vulnerable groups: what role does pharmacy play?”. Hi, my name is Rob and I am an …

no comments

Anna Piccinini’s blog for International Women’s Day 2016

A very European journey in science The first bench at which I spent endless hours was not in the lab but in the garden. The natural curiosity and sense of exploration that has kept me outdoors and away from television as a child is the same that has driven me to the lab in biomedical …

no comments

Lisa White’s blog for International Women’s Day 2016

I grew up in a small country town in rural Victoria in Australia.  I enjoyed learning at school and loved reading and maths.  At High School in Year 9, boys and girls at this stage were separated into different classes: ‘electronics’ for boys and ‘home economics’ for girls.  I rebelled and became the first girl …

comments 2

Joy Wingfield’s blog for International Women’s Day 2016

I rarely think of myself as a scientist. That’s because popular images of scientists in my youth used to be wild-eyed souls in white coats and goggles surrounded by bubbling retorts and bunsen burners. The equipment has modernised: micro-assays and computers now but the media still represents scientists as lab-workers finding the inevitable medical breakthrough …

no comments

Tracey Thornley’s blog for International Women’s Day 2016

I remember being an A level student and pondering about whether to go to University to read Law, Biology, or Mathematics – I chose pharmacy because it combined all three and I thought that it would keep me interested whilst studying. Little did I know that it would lead me down this exciting and challenging …

no comments

Championing collaboration; The Jerantinine story … so far …

In recognition of International Women`s Day, this blog has been written by Dr. Tracey D Bradshaw, assistant professor in The School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham. I have been affiliated with The School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham for 25 years, arriving in 1991 as a post doc working briefly for Dr. Martin Garnett and …

comments 1

Pharmacy Fun and Games

This blog has been written by Sean Quay, a 4th year undergraduate student on our MPharm programme. Fun and games We’re just getting into the rhythm of the second semester and the Pharmacy Leadership and Management (PLM) game just started this week. Some of you from years one, two and three might have heard of …

comments 1